X-bit labs

Started by: Mr. BonBon | Date 02/13/08

Comments: 4 | Last Comment:  05/28/08

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1. Cheap useless gimmicks, so some geek can brag about his liquid cooling system.

2. It would have been nice to see some comparison as to how adding a second fan improved the function of the stock Cooler Master Aquagate S1 and to see if it's worth it.

3. If you want to improve the efficiency of any Cooler Master system, start by removing their fan and installing a good fan that has the speed thermostatically controlled. I have the original version of this model installed on my ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe motherboard on an Athlon AM2 X64 4200+ and it rarely runs above 40°C. Most of the time, the motherboard and CPU are both around 35-36°C.

Granted, I don't overclock, but I do a lot of gaming, programming and video and audio work, so I really push my system to the limits. I also have five hard drives installed to give me over 1.5 TB of drive space.

The trick is, I put a thermostatically controlled fan blowing IN over the the hard drives-with the sensor located at the drives, of course-and fans on the side panel blowing IN onto the motherboard and a blowhole fan exhausting the system at the top of the case, plus another fan at the back of the case above the Cooler Master radiator. All of the fans except the blowhole fan are 120 mm fans and are also controlled by the motherboard's Cool and Quiet function so they keep my system cool, but quiet at the same time.

4. BESOK BELI!!!!

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